Millennia:	2nd millennium BC
Centuries:	12th century BC - 11th century BC - 10th century BC
Decades:	1080s BC 1070s BC 1060s BC - 1050s BC - 1040s BC 1030s BC 1020s BC
Years:	1059 BC 1058 BC 1057 BC 1056 BC 1055 BC 1054 BC 1053 BC 1052 BC 1051 BC 1050 BC
Categories:	Births - Deaths - State leaders - Sovereign states Establishments - Disestablishments

Events and trends

• 1053 BC — Death of Zhou kang wang, King of the Zhou Dynasty of Ancient China.
• 1052 BC — Zhou zhao wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of Ancient China.
• 1051 BC — Saul becomes the first King of Ancient Israel.
• 1050 BC — Philistines capture the Ark of the Covenant from Israel in battle. (Approximate date)
• c. 1050 BC - Shang Dynasty ends in Ancient China. Zhou Dynasty starts in Ancient China.

Significant people